Final Exam: NUR2474 NUR 2474

Final Exam: NUR2474 / NUR 2474

(Latest Update 2024 / 2025) Pharmacology | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | A Grade - Rasmussen

Question:

A client is starting to take furosemide and asks the nurse. " When is the best time to take this medication?" What is the nurse's response?

1. 1600

2. 0800

3. 2200

4. 1900

Answer:

0800

Question:

What should the nurse advise a client on spironolactone regarding necessary self-care?

• Discontinue taking this medication if you feel well
• Avoid salt substitutes. 1 / 4

• Check your pulse before taking this medication
• Add as many fruits and vegetables to your diet as possible

Answer:

Avoid salt substitutes.

Question:

A client who reports routine consumption of more than 3 alcoholic beverages per day asks about taking acetaminophen when needed for occasional recurrent pain. What will the nurse tell the client?

• "Do not take more than 4gm of acetaminophen a day. "
• " do not take a scheduled-dose preparation of acetaminophen with opioid

analgesics."

• " do not take more than 3 gm of acetaminophen a day."
• " do not take more than 2 gm of acetaminophen a day.

Answer:

do not take more than 2 gm of acetaminophen a day.

Question:

A client receiving a cephalosporin develops a secondary intestinal infection caused by Clostridium difficile. What treatment plan would the nurse advocate for?

• Discontinue the cephalosporin and begin metronidazole or oral vancomycin

as ordered

• Increase the dose of the cephalosporin and provide isolation measures 2 / 4

• Stop all antibiotics and probiotics
• Add an antibiotic, such as tobramycin, to the client's regimen

Answer:

Discontinue the cephalosporin and begin metronidazole or oral vancomycin as ordered

Question:

A client who has been taking a glucocorticoid for several months arrives in the m clinic. The nurse notes the client's cheeks appear full, and a prominent hump of fat is present on the upper back. The nurse will ask the provider to order which of these laboratory tests? 1. Vitamin D levels

• Serum electrolytes
• Liver function tests
• Tuberculin skin test

Answer:

serum electrolytes

Question:

A nurse is talking with a client who has peptic ulcer disease and starting therapy with sucralfate. What must the nurse include in the client's education?

• Take it whenever indigestion occurs.
• Take it immediately after meals.
• Take it with an antacid. 3 / 4

• Take it 30-60 minutes before meals

Answer:

Take it 30-60 minutes before meals

Question:

Which is a common side effect caused by atenolol?

• Memory loss
• Bradycardia
• Neuropathy
• Hyperglycemia

Answer:

Bradycardia

Question:

Which of these self-care measures should be emphasized in client education regarding phenytoin?

• Gradually reduce prescribed dose if seizures do not occur for one month.
• Instill mineral oil into both ears once a week
• Expect green urine due to medication metabolites
• Brush after every meal and floss teeth daily

Answer:

Brush after every meal and floss teeth daily

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